title: Open fixation in flail chest: review of 64 patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005409:Flail Chest / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011336:Probability; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome